Yvonne Farrell facts for kids
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Yvonne Farrell
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Farrell in 2015
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| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Architect |
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Notable work
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The Röntgen Building |
| Awards | Pritzker Architecture Prize (with Shelley McNamara) |
Yvonne Farrell, born in 1951, is a famous architect from Ireland. She started a company called Grafton Architects with her partner, Shelley McNamara. Their company won the World Building of the Year award in 2008 for a building they designed in Milan, Italy. They also won the RIBA International Prize in 2016 for a university building in Peru. In 2020, they received the Royal Gold Medal. Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were chosen to organize a big architecture event in Venice in 2018. They also won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2020, which is like the Nobel Prize for architects.
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Becoming an Architect
Yvonne Farrell studied architecture at University College Dublin. She finished her degree in 1974. In 1977, she and Shelley McNamara started their own architecture firm. They named it Grafton Architects. Their company is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Farrell was also a founding member of Group 91. This group helped to make the Temple Bar area of Dublin lively again in the 1990s.
Award-Winning Buildings
Grafton Architects has shown their work at the Venice Biennale several times. This is a big art and architecture exhibition. Their project for Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, won the World Building of the Year Award in 2008. This building is very well-known and has been shown in many places.
In 2009, another one of their designs won an award. The Department of Finance building in Dublin received the Civic Trust Award. It also won a special award from the Architectural Association of Ireland.
Teaching and Recognition
Yvonne Farrell has been teaching at University College Dublin since 1976. She has also been a visiting professor in Switzerland since 2008. In 2010, she taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design in the United States. She currently teaches at the EPFL in Switzerland.
Farrell has given many talks at architecture schools. These include schools in Oslo, Stockholm, Yale, and other cities.
Honors and Awards
Yvonne Farrell is a respected member of several important groups. She is a fellow of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. She is an elected member of Aosdána, which is an Irish arts organization.
In 2015, she received the UCD Alumni Award for Architecture. In 2019, she and Shelley McNamara received honorary degrees from NUI Galway and Trinity College Dublin. In 2020, they won the Pritzker Architecture Prize. They were only the fourth and fifth women to ever win this major award. In 2022, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were given The Daylight Award. This award recognizes their great work with natural light in buildings.
Key Projects
- Grafton Building (Universita Luigi Bocconi), 2008, Milan, Italy
- Department of Finance, 2009, Dublin, Ireland
- Institut Mines Telecom, 2019, Paris Saclay, France
- Toulouse School of Economics, 2019, Toulouse, France
See also
In Spanish: Yvonne Farrell para niños
